St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-02

OPELOUSAS. . LOUISIANA
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Varisas Sources.
A TEAM OF Canadians cricketers will
visit Great Britain the coming summer
and play series of matches.
De LEssEPs is reported to have offered
to Germany what amounts to a two-tifths
interest in the Panama canal
THOMAS McBAlN's tannery at Napa, Cal,
was destroyed bv fire on the night of the
10th. Loss over $4,000; partially insured.
THE Indian who killed Lieutenant Mott
and wounded Frank Porter has been cap
tured, and is now in the guardhouse at
Globe, Ariz.
THE Berlin police state that DeSaieff.
the murderer of Lieutenant Colonel Su-
deiken, was the ringleader of the recent
attempt to kill the Car.
ms d IcuSOu lOT Iue ueldy III tHc dppOlut-
ment of Secretary of the Treasury, it is
limited that the President may still be
dickering with Speaker Carlisle
IT Is SAID that Fl IN. Allen Thurman. of
Ohio, has been repeatedly urged by the
President to accept Office, but has thus
far declined anv public position.
TIsZA. the Hungarian prime minister, is
negotiating with the Rothschilds for
loan to cover the extra credits, recently
voted, for the expenses Of the iandsturm.
AUsTRIA's representative at the Emper-
or's birthday festivities at Berlin has
been ordered to Vienna to give an official
report of his impressions regarding Ger
many's intentions.
AN Italian named Franzni was arrested
at Paris on the 81 ON charge of murder
ing Mime. Regnault and her maid A
quantity of bloody clothing was found in
his apartment. Franzini has confessed.
PLYMOUTH pulpit was occupied on the
Goth by Rev. ]. W. Malcolm. of the Seventh
Avenue Congress ational Church, Brook
iyn. DR.. Abbott, who had arranged to
preach, was too i'll to perform that duty.
ZEN Mormons were released from the
Detoit (Mich.) house of correc ton on the
10Th. They had been sent from Id aho on
cumulative sentences. which have been
decided by the United States Supreme
Court to be Illegal.
THERE is at present in circulation in the
United States of U intel States and Ma
tional bank notes and silver certificates
ones, twos and fives-standard dollars and
fractional silver, S33,3)0,0)o A goodly
array of small change.
ADVANCE sheets of the much-talked of
''Life of Pope Leo KILL" by Rev Dr.
Bernard O'Reilly, have been made public,
and indicate that the work will be an in
teresting one especially to the readers of
the Catholic persuasion.
THE issue of standard silver dollars
from the minis during the week ending
March 10 was S406, sos; during the CORES
ponding period of last year S413, $50 The |
shipments of fractional silver coin since |
March amounts to 1922, 03S.
IT is the general opinion in New York |
railway circles that the Baltimore & Ohio |
dicker is fully consummated, but for the |
present the names are held under injunc-
tions of secrecy by confidential few,
among the latter bsing Henry w. Grady |
Of the Atlanta (Ga) Constitution.
THE altar service recently stolen from
st. Stephens Roman Catholic Church in
New York, was carried by John Taylor,
of No So Duffield street, Brooklyn, to the
Second precinct police station of that city
on the 22i. H. said he found it hidden in
pile Of castings in Adams street, Brook
Ign.
GENERAL JOHN ROBERTSON, aged seven
ty-three, diel at Detroit, Mich. on the
18th. He was native of Scotland, and
settled in Detroit in 1840. During the war
Governor Blair appointed him Adjutant-
General of the State, an Office he had ever
since held, and to his efforts is attributable
much OF the present efficiency of the |
Michigan State militia.
DURING the past week 800, 9O) have been
shipped to the assistant-treasurer in New
York, and 100000 to the assistant-treas-
urer at Chicago to meet whatever demand
may be made for notes of small denomina- {
tons. Most Of the shipments were in $50, |
$40 and s. silver certificates and United
States notes. The treasury is also issu- ]
ing 81 and 50 silver certificates at the rate
VI CAoo,oou u udy.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ROBERT B.
SMITH, of Montana, has advised Commits
sioner Sparks, through the Attorney {
General, that the Sup rene Court of that {
Territory has rever sed the decision of the
District Court in the case of the U nited {
States vs.. Williams and Smith, in which 7
the Government sued for $1,000 for
timber trespass The lower court decided
against the Government 7
COMMANDER S. II. DAVIS, Of the United
states training ship Saratoga, reports to :
the Navy Department under date of Port
q spain, Trinidad, March 2 that while at :,
san Fernando, at anchorage, on the 24th
ult.' an accident occurred by the swamp
ing OF small boat, by which Paymaster
oierk Albert Taylor Cowie, j.. Coates, ;
AD0GnecQru. II II 1